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No mammograms carried out in April and a 96% decrease in samples sent to Cervical Check labs

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

04:36 11 May 2020


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Calls are being made for a supercharing of cancer screening services as Covid 19 restrictions are lifted.

It comes as figures reveal no mammograms were carried out in the month of April.

There was also a 96% decrease in the number of samples sent to Cervical Check labs in that timeframe.

Fianna Fail's Health Spokesperson Stephen Donnelly says a major campaign is also needed to prevent an increase in future cancer cases:

No mammograms carried out in April and a 96% decrease in samples sent to Cervical Check labs

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